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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

12 is the zero point, it's just indexed one off, because there isn't a 00:00 timeslot in 12 hr time, so it needs to be 12.

It has to do with 24hr time being zero indexed, and 12hr time being 1 indexed, so it's slightly offset at the point of day changeover.